Access to Justice (司法公正)

德政府：劉霞已獲無限期居留許可　無須申請政治庇護 (Liu Xia is granted permanent residency by Germany)
The Stand News, July 12, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/international/德政府-劉霞已獲無限期居留許可-無須申請政治庇護/

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Liu Xia told not to take drugs prescribed in China as German doctors express concern over her mental health
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2154942/liu-xia-told-not-take-drugs-prescribed-china-german

Beijing to probe law firm founded by top human rights attorney
缺席秦永敏案宣判 蔺其磊律所被勒令整改
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/probe-07122018132310.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-07122018101831.html

刘霞走后中国无名异议人士命运引关注 (Dissident’s draconian sentence raises concern as Liu Xia is allowed to leave China)
Voice of America, July 11, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/Qin-Yongmin-Case-Ruling-20180711/4477897.html

维权网：中国大陆752名在押政治犯、良心犯名单动态索引(Chinese Human Rights Defenders issues search index of 752 dissidents prisoned in China)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 2, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/07/752201871.html

北京四中院：房屋征拆等案件占比攀升，13区出现政府败诉案(Government loses suits in administration challenges, Beijing court reports)
The Paper, July 5, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2241105

Access to Information (信息公开)

China and the world: how Beijing spreads the message
Financial Times, July 12, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/f5d00a86-3296-11e8-b5bf-23cb17fd1498

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese dissident Liao Yiwu “pressured by West” not to release Liu Xia phone tapes
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2154991/chinese-dissident-liao-yiwu-pressured-west-not-release

China clamps down on dissidents, activists ahead of Liu Xiaobo anniversary
大陆强力维稳　纪念刘晓波成民间畏途
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/anniversary-07122018104648.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/control-07122018080645.html?encoding=simplified

Chinese professor accused of sexual harassment is barred from teaching
The New York Times, July 12, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/12/world/asia/china-metoo-professor-sexual-harassment.html

Tibetan villagers tear-gassed, beaten for mine protest
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/beaten-07112018161718.html

In pictures: Chinese activists deface pictures of Pres. Xi Jinping in support of missing “ink splashing” protester
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/12/chinese-activists-deface-pictures-pres-xi-jinping-support-missing-ink-splashing-protester/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s human rights record, aggressive military expansion damage its soft power rating
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2155051/chinas-human-rights-record-aggressive-military

中办印发《关于党的基层组织任期的意见》：每届任期为5年(CPC limits local office term to 3-5 years)
Xinhua, July 12, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2259395

河北政法委原书记张越被判刑15年(Former Secretary of Hebei CPC Political and Legal Affairs Committee sentenced to 15 years for over RMB 150 million bribery charges)
People’s Daily App, July 12, 2018
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20180712/59142056_0.shtml

哈尔滨交警系统“塌方式”腐败：251人被查，传前局长自杀(251 individuals are investigated in Harbin traffic police corruption scandal)
China Newsweek, July 12, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2258139

广州市委政法委原书记吴沙受贿超千万，终审被判刑十年(Former Secretary of Guangzhou City CPC Political and Legal Affairs Committee sentenced to 10 years for corruption charges)
Guangdong News, July 4, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2239779

检察日报刊文谈中国足坛反腐：需要去行政化真市场化准法治化(Anticorruption measures in Chinese soccer industry call for de-administration, marketization, and rule of law)
The Procuratorate Daily, July 3, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2236495

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Washington moves to block China Mobile from US market, citing national security concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/03/washington-moves-block-china-mobile-us-market-citing-national-security-concerns/

China’s artificial intelligence revolution: a Sputnik moment for the West?
The Diplomat, July 3, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/chinas-artificial-intelligence-revolution-a-sputnik-moment-for-the-west/

Hong Kong (香港)

外交部紀錄刪有關劉霞問答　華春瑩再寸香港記者：可以不用問了 (Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson refused to answer Hong Kong reporters’ questions about Liu Xia)
The Stand News, July 11, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/外交部紀錄刪有關劉霞問答-華春瑩再寸香港記者-可以不用問了/

Video: “Are you a Beijing groveller?” – China’s release of Liu Xia “humanitarian,” Chief Exec. Carrie Lam tells lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/12/video-beijing-groveller-chinas-release-liu-xia-humanitarian-chief-exec-carrie-lam-tells-lawmaker/

Same-sex court ruling does not mean we will approve gay marriage in near future, Hong Kong’s leader says
South China Morning News, July 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2155016/same-sex-court-ruling-does-not-mean-we-will-approve-gay

Related:
【同志簽證案】林鄭：無意引申至其他政策　若有廣泛共識請證明給我看 (Carrie Lam on QT case: limited to immigration regulation, no intention to extend to other policies, no relation to marriage law, “no broad consensus on LGBT equality”)
The Stand News, July 12, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/lgbtq/同志簽證案-林鄭-無意引申至其他政策-若有廣泛共識請證明給我看/

Let Hong Kong judges serve till 70 years old and magistrates till 65, government says in Legco plan
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2154969/let-hong-kong-judges-serve-till-70-years-old

Hong Kong residents more upbeat about "one country, two systems" policy but concerns grow over freedom of speech, survey finds
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2153648/hong-kong-residents-more-upbeat-about-one-country-two

Commentary (评论)

Interpretation by Hong Kong pan-democrat makes sense
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2154891/interpretation-hong-kong-pan-democrat-makes-sense

The Guardian view on China and human rights: standing with Liu Xia
The Guardian, July 11, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/11/the-guardian-view-on-china-and-human-rights-standing-with-liu-xia

张建华：贸易战 这个帖子在论坛微信疯传 删都来不及(What I have learned from China-US trade war)
Independent Chinese Pen Center, June 30, 2018
http://www.chinesepen.org/blog/archives/106102